2017 Wooden Award Odds

2017 Wooden Award Odds

The John R. Wooden Award is given annually to the most outstanding player in college basketball. This prestigious award, which is named after UCLA’s legendary head coach, was first given in 1977. The selection ballot is announced prior to the NCAA tournament and the voters consist of 1,000 sportswriters and broadcasters.

The Greek posted odds for the 2017 Wooden Award on Wednesday morning, which was an interesting development since Bovada posted AP Player of the Year odds last week. Frank Mason and Caleb Swanigan opened as co-favorites (+200), which represented a major divergence from the AP Player of the Year odds. Although Mason opened as the favorite for that award, Swanigan opened as a 16/1 long shot (which I highlighted as an excellent value).

The table below displays the 2017 Wooden Award odds at The Greek.

Player

School

Odds

Frank Mason III

Kansas

+200

Caleb Swanigan

Purdue

+200

Josh Hart

Villanova

+300

Lonzo Ball

UCLA

+500

Malik Monk

Kentucky

+650

Nigel Williams-Goss

Gonzaga

+1200

Luke Kennard

Duke

+1200

Ethan Happ

Wisconsin

+2000

Josh Jackson

Kansas

+2000

Johnathan Motley

Baylor

+2500

Justin Jackson

Kansas

+3000

Lauri Markkanen

Arizona

+3000

Dwayne Bacon

Florida State

+3000

Dillon Brooks

Oregon

+3000

Joel Berry II

North Carolina

+5000

Grayson Allen

Duke

+5000

Markelle Fultz

Washington

+6000

Melo Trimble

Maryland

+6000

Bonzie Collins

Notre Dame

+6000

Field

N/A

+800

This prop takes low limits and features an insanely high hold percentage (45.4%) but, unlike the odds at Bovada, it’s encouraging to see “the field” listed as an option.

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